The park is open to OHV camping. You can bring your OHV, to the campground, and ride north on the entrance road to a trailhead that takes you to Dock’s Beach and Red Mountain. Docks Beach is a moderate trail as where Red Mountain is more advanced.

All boaters need to remember to stop and fill out an AIS Certificate of Decontamination. The certificate must be signed, have a current date visible and be placed on the dashboard of your vehicle. The certificate needs to be done each time or you can go to wildlife.utah.gov/selfcertification and take a short course on the AIS program and print off a certificate that is good for the calendar year. If you have been in Lake Powell or Deer Creek, your boats must be decontaminated and inspected before being launched in the reservoir. Please call the park and we can schedule a decontamination time.

Steinaker Reservoir is a large reservoir immediately north of Vernal in northeastern Utah. It is an off-stream impoundment of
Ashley Creek, which drains the eastern High Uinta Mountains. A state park at the reservoir provides year-round recreational
opportunities.

Fish Species:

Directions:

Steinaker Reservoir is easily accessible from US-191 about four miles north of Vernal. The highway follows the east shore for
about a mile. An access road leads across the north end of the reservoir to the state park, which is on the west side of the lake.

Current Regulations:

Statewide Bluegill/Sunfish limit - 50 fish

Statewide Trout/Salmon/Grayling Limit - 6 fish (in the aggregate)

Bass limit 6; only 1 may be larger than 15 inches.

Fishing Tips:

In the springtime, shallow-water fishing really perks up once the water temperatures get around 55 to 60 degrees for bass and bluegill,
and from ice-off to about 60 degrees for rainbow trout. The fall is another 'hot' time for trout, when the water cools down once again.

During the summer, bass, trout and sunfish all seek out cooler waters, so anglers need to fish deeper.

For bass and bluegill, especially in the spring, try fishing in the shallow waters in and around the submerged vegetation. For rainbow
trout, fish just outside the weeds, or in roughly 10 to 15 feet of water or more. Rainbows may be in shallower waters, but it's too easy
to catch vegetation when trolling. These tips, in fact, apply to many waters in Utah.

Casting into openings in or near areas with submerged vegetation is usually very productive, especially for bass and bluegill.